Denise's pygmy seahorse

Denise's pygmy seahorse
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gasterosteiformes
Family:	Syngnathidae
Genus:	Hippocampus
Species:	H. denise
Binomial name
Hippocampus denise Lourie & Randall, 2003

Denise's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise) is a species of fish in the Syngnathidae family. Originally described from Indonesia, Hippocampus denise has also been recorded from Vanuatu, Palau, Malaysia, Solomon Islands^[1], as well as off southern Japan, northern Australia and New Caledonia^[2]. Its natural habitat is coral reefs.

Pygmy seahorses are among the most well camouflaged species in the oceans, being very difficult to spot amongst the gorgonian coral they live in.

Hippocampus denise is tiny, growing only to a total length of 1.5 cm (5/8 inch). It is orange and resembles the pygmy seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti, though its tubercles are less distinct. Some individuals have better developed tubercles and are darker in colour^[1]. Males and females differ significantly in body shape^[1]. They are usually solitary, though they may be found in pairs or small groups on their host gorgonians, usually colonies of Annella reticulata, Muricella or ?Echinogorgia, in depths of up to 84m^[1].

Source

• Project Seahorse 2003. Hippocampus denise. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.

Harasti., David. Scuba Equipment USA. 1 January 4 March 2008 <http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/marine/FEB06/Denise_Pygmy_Seahorse(Hippocampus_denise).html>

McGrouther, M.. " Pygmy Seahorse." Fishes. 1 Australian Museum fish site. 20 February 2008 <http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/hbargibc.htm>.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Lourie S.A. and Randall, J.E. 2003. A New Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus denise (Teleostei: Syngnathidae), from the Indo-Pacific. Zoological Studies 42(2): 284-291.
2. ^ ALLEN G., STEENE R., HUMAN P. and DELOACH, N. Reef Fish Identification. Tropical Pacific ISBN 1-878348-36-1

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